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Xanthopan morganii (Walker), the
tribe Acherontiini, and
allied long-tongued
hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae, Sphinginae)".
Zoological Journal of the Linnean...
- The name death's-head
hawkmoth refers to any of
three moth
species of the
genus Acherontia (Acherontia atropos,
Acherontia styx and
Acherontia lachesis)...
- at dusk, dawn, and even in the rain,
which is
unusual for even
diurnal hawkmoths. M.
stellatarum engages in free
hovering flight,
which allows more maneuverability...
- Most of the food
plants they
target have large,
fragrant white flowers.
Hawkmoths,
including M. quinquemaculata, are the
primary pollinators of D. meteloides...
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Encyclopedia Britannica.
Retrieved 2018-11-07. Pittaway, A. R. (1993). The
Hawkmoths of the
Western Palaearctic.
Harley Books, London. Weaving, Alan; Picker...
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Agrius cingulata, the pink-spotted
hawkmoth or
sweetpotato hornworm, is a moth in the
family Sphingidae. The
species was
first described by
Johan Christian...
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include the pink-spotted
hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata),
being a very
common and
recognizable species, the death's-head
hawkmoths (Acherontia species) of...
- (Angrae**** sesquipedale), the
flowers of this
orchid have a very long spur and are
pollinated by a
species of
hawkmoth with a
proboscis of
matching length....
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Theretra oldenlandiae, the
impatiens hawkmoth, taro
hornworm or white-banded
hunter hawkmoth, is a
member of the
family Sphingidae. It is
found in India...
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Sphinx ligustri, the
privet hawk moth, is a moth
found in most of the
Palearctic realm. The
species was
first described by Carl
Linnaeus in his 1758 10th...
